Epic Sandstorm Suffocates Middle East

February 11, 2015 12:33 PM

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For the third day in a row, the Middle East awoke Wednesday to the wind whipping and sand flying. And it’s only getting worse.

A massive dust belt is moving from the Sahara Desert all the way up to Turkey, according to NASA. The space agency said a cyclone that crossed Africa’s Atlas Mountains is to blame for the dust everywhere else.